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In Unix and Unix-like operating systems, the Unix directory structure is a convention for filesystem layout. It was first documented in the hier(7) man page of Version 7 Unix; subsequent versions, derivatives and clones typically have a similar man page.

Though the Unix filesystem layout is not part of the Single UNIX Specification, several attempts exist to standardize it, such as the Linux Foundation's Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS).

Here is a generalized overview of common locations of files on a Unix operating system: